Nuruddin Farah Professions : Novelist Born : November 24, 1945 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Nuruddin Farah I have tried my best to keep my country alive by writing about it. Nuruddin Farah alive writing country She wondered then if she had ever been on the right track. She had been reticent all her life, because it turned out that her opinions were different from what others expected. 'That proves either that I am an exceptional idiot, or the reverse. Nuruddin Farah track opinion different To the Somali, the Amerikaan is weird, to the American GI, the Somali is an ingrate and a skinny. Nuruddin Farah gis ingrates skinny Good writing is like a bomb: it explodes in the face of the reader. Nuruddin Farah bombs faces writing Death in Somalia seldom bothers to announce its arrival. In fact, death calls with the arrogance of a guest confident on receiving a warm welcome at any time, no question asked. Nuruddin Farah receiving arrogance guests That in a civil war there is continuous fighting, based on grievences that are forever changing. Nuruddin Farah fighting forever war Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors
